Tag holder



Fild July .31, 1953 FIG-I.

INVENTOR:

WALTER E. WAE

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 9, 1935 UNITED PATENT F CE,

1,997,025 TAG HOLDER, Walter Waechtler, San Francisco, Calif. 7Application Julylil, 1933, Serial No. 6822,9131 l Claims (01. 40-11)"This invention relates' to' improvements in tag holders and moreparticularly to means for attaching tagholders" to supporting members.

The present 'disclos'ure'has to do with the application of a tag holderto portable cans or containers for petroleum and otherliquid products.

For instance, in making tank wagon deliveries, the driver often fillssimilar containers with products having confusing characteristics suchas gasoline, naphtha and the like easily distinguishable only by properdesignation of the containers.

Such containers being of standardized construction and in use in greatnumbers, there has heretofore been no convenient means for attachingidentifyingtags thereto.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a simple tag holderthat can be easily and rigidly attached by unskilled persons with theaid of common tools.

Another object is to provide a tag holder that may be used as a taghanger or as a spring clamp to hold records relatingto the contents ofthe container such as bills, formulas and the like.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the description progresses.

, In this specification and the accompanying drawing, the invention isdisclosed in its preferred form. It is to be understood, however, thatit is not limited to this form because it may be embodied in other formswithout departing from the spirit of the inventon as defined in theclaims following the description.

In the one sheet of drawing;

Fig. l is a front elevation of the upper portion of the conventionalpouring can or container for motor spirit such as gasoline, having thisinvention applied thereto. r I Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detailof the bail or handle of the same.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 4 is a plan view from above in horizontal section, see IVIV, Fig.3, illustrating one way of attaching the holder using the conventionalpliers shown in dotted lines. 7

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail showing a different location of theholder on the bail whereby it acts as a spring clamp to hold a papercard.

In detail the construction illustrated in Fig. 1 comprises the metal canbody I, having the tapered top 2, the neck 3 and the friction cap 4 withthe handle 5.

The brackets 6 and I are fixed to the body of the can top on oppositesides. The bail B is usually formed of a fiat strip of metal having itsopposite ends-pivoted to the brackets at 9 and II) with its centerportion formed to providea comfortable hand grip at II. These bracketshave the lugs I2 and I3, respectively, which prevent the baildroppingbelow ahorizontal position.

Broadly stated, the present invention consists. of a bendable metal cliphaving a hook thereon and adapted to be easily clinched around the bailof the can or other support. I

This clip It is preferably die stamped and formed from a narrow strip ofmetal such as mild steel. It has the upset portion l5 bent thereinintermediate its length. The apex of this upset portion has twointerspaced holes therein adjacent the edges of the clip. I

Intermediate the width of the clip", on each side, of the channel I5, ithas the round holes I6 and I1, across the diameter of which it is bentat right angles, see Fig. 4, to form a Ushape the width of the bailstrip 8. The two ends I8 and I9 are then bent around the bail andflattened as in Fig. 5 to permanently fix the clip upon the bail at thedesired position. The holes l6 and I! weaken the clip and form theenfolding straps 2e 2n and 2 |2I bent around the rounded edges of thebail and insure the bending of the clip at exactly the right pointwithout spring back-to insure the clip I4 against lateral movement onthe bail.

The hook 22 may be an integral extension ofthe upset portion I5 but thepresent structure is preferred by the principal consumers of thiproduct. I

Thishook is formed in dies with the bent bac end 23, the shank 24, andthe upturned head 25. The hook is preferably assembled in the clipbefore its attachment to the bail. This is done by pushing the hook 22through the top hole I5 in the clip until the shank 24 lies in thesocket formed by the upset portion I5 with the other end of the-hookprojecting through the lower hole in the upset portion. This short endis then riveted or beaded over to form the head 25 which holds the hookin the clip under the tension due to the oblique extension of the hookshank through the hole I5. This shank may be welded or otherwise securedin the channel.

The advantage of the assembled hook over the hook integral with the clipis the choice of materials suitable for the hook such as spring brasswire :which is harder and stronger than any softer material suitable forthe clip I 4, such as mild steel. I

In the form shown in Fig. 5, the clip is mounted riveted to said clip.

' 3. .A tag holder having a bendable clip with a with sumcient" tensionto clamp a card a; therebetween; as compared with the preferred form inFigs. 1 and 2 upon which a metal tag :c' may be detachably suspended.

Having thus described'this invention, what is claimed and desired tosecure by Letters Patent is: a

1. A tag holder having a bendable clip with a center upset portion andflat portions extending on each side of said upset portion; and holesthrough the fiat portions of said clip, and adapted to be bent acrosssaid holes and engage a supporting member; and a hook fixed in saidupset portion. V V 2. A tag holder having a clip adapted to. engage asupporting member and having a center upset portion with interspacedholes through the walls thereof; a hook having a shank in saidupset-portion and extending through said holes and transverse upsetportion having a hole through the wall thereof and holes throughsaidclip on opposite sides of said upset andadapted to be bent across saidholes and engage a supporting member; and a hook having a shank in saidupset and an end extending through the hole through the wall of saidupset. V

4. A tag holder comprising abendable clip with a central upset portionand flat portions extending on each side of said upset portion; and ahook having a shank fixed in the upset portion of said clip; said clipbeing adapted to have its fiat portions bent aroundv a supportingmemberlwith the shank of said hook in theupset' portion interposedbetween said clip and said supporting member. e

' T 5. A tag holder comprising a bendable clip with a a. central upsetportion and flat portions extend- I WALTER E. WAEC I ITLER

